Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on his department’s handling of the case files in investigations against Jeffrey Epstein, asking him to commit to releasing all the files he can legally.

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Patel responded that the FBI would “release whatever we are legally permitted” to make public, noting that his agency has been complying with subpoena requests by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

But he pushed back against the idea that the files that can be legally released show that Epstein trafficked women or girls to anyone other than himself.

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